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Mid-J 747 Refurbishments
In April 2018 BA announced that they had started a programme to refurbish the cabins on the Mid-J 747-400 fleet. In January 2020, this programme was completed.

As part of the refurbishment all of the aircraft involved have undergone a basic refresh which consisted of:

* Full aircraft deep clean
* Seats in WT/WTP refurbished with new seat foams and cushions as on Super Hi-J aircraft

9 of the aircraft received an ENHANCED refurbishment to bring the cabin up to the same standard as the Super Hi-J 747-400 fleet. This consisted of what is listed above plus:

* New carpets fitted throughout
* All curtains replaced
* New Panasonic IFE fitted in all classes

Note: It was initially believed that the enhanced refurbishment included LED mood lighting throughout, but this is not the case. All retained standard lighting. There were no plans to install WiFi to any Mid-J configured 747-400 aircraft.
Refurbishment Progress
Note: Aircraft that have undergone an ENHANCED refurbishment are shown in red

Aircraft are listed below in the order that they were refurbished and show return to service date, along with retirement date where applicable.

G-CIVM - 03 April 2018 - Retired 16 Mar 2020
G-CIVN - 22 April 2018 - Retired 16 Apr 2020
G-CIVD - 28 June 2018 - Retired 8 August 2020
G-CIVO - 14 October 2018 - Retired 11 September 2020
G-CIVT - 11 November 2018 - Retired 3 April 2020
G-CIVA - 14 January 2019 - Retired 3 April 2020
G-CIVJ - 28 January 2019 - Retired 15 April 2020
G-CIVC - 03 March 2019 - Retired 6 November 2020
G-CIVE - 24 March 2019 - Retired 16 September 2020
G-CIVP - 08 April 2019 - Retired 21 September 2020
G-CIVL - 20 April 2019 - Retired 14 April 2020
G-CIVU - 11 October 2019
G-CIVK - 25 October 2019 - Retired 26 September 2020
G-BNLY - 24 November 2019
G-CIVB - 25 January 2020 - Retired 8 October 2020



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Old Feb 14, 2019, 1:37 am
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Hi.

Flying BA 211 on Feb 17th, LHR-MIA in WT+. How can I find out if it is the Panasonic IFE? And refurbed WT+?
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Old Feb 14, 2019, 1:41 am
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Hi.

Flying BA 211 on Feb 17th, LHR-MIA in WT+. How can I find out if it is the Panasonic IFE? And refurbed WT+?
Check here on the day / night before :

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ba211

And then cross reference with this thread
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Old Feb 16, 2019, 7:04 am
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.Just want to say I do love this forum, this thread in particular and the level of detail. Thank you Scotflyer80!
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Old Feb 16, 2019, 8:03 am
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I’ve looked but can’t seem to find this info, how do you find out what type of 747 you are flying on? I’m trying to work out if it’s one of the ones that’s being refurbished, it’s got 86 CW seats if that helps?
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I’ve looked but can’t seem to find this info, how do you find out what type of 747 you are flying on? I’m trying to work out if it’s one of the ones that’s being refurbished, it’s got 86 CW seats if that helps?
86 CW seats are the Super Hi J 747s. These are refurbed and have the Panasonic IFE. You may even get WiFi.
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Originally Posted by Bluesky30
I’ve looked but can’t seem to find this info, how do you find out what type of 747 you are flying on? I’m trying to work out if it’s one of the ones that’s being refurbished, it’s got 86 CW seats if that helps?
Hi,

If it has 86 CW seats then it is a Super Hi J Configuration and it has been refurbished. This thread relates to the 52 CW 747-400 aircraft

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Old Feb 16, 2019, 8:35 am
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86 CW seats are the Super Hi J 747s. These are refurbed and have the Panasonic IFE. You may even get WiFi.
Originally Posted by The _Banking_Scot
Hi,

If it has 86 CW seats then it is a Super Hi J Configuration and it has been refurbished. This thread relates to the 52 CW 747-400 aircraft

Regards

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perfect thanks
1st B744 Super Hi J rolled out

See this thread. There’s a few other threads if you use google to search.
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Old Feb 16, 2019, 9:19 am
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Originally Posted by rockflyertalk


1st B744 Super Hi J rolled out

See this thread. There’s a few other threads if you use google to search.
thanks
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Old Feb 28, 2019, 10:48 am
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Anyone recently flown on CIVM or any of the other birds that have only got the basic update? Flying to CPT tomorrow for my first F flight and she’s due to operate it
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Old Feb 28, 2019, 10:57 am
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Yes, what would you like to know?
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Old Feb 28, 2019, 10:58 am
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Do the LHR-LAS flights ever get the refurbed 747s, or are they likely to by June?
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Old Feb 28, 2019, 11:01 am
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Yes they do but you are most likely to just have ones with the cabin refurbishment and not the IFE.
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Old Feb 28, 2019, 11:34 am
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Yes, what would you like to know?
Is she as bad as some reports ie side panels held together with tape, filthy seat, torn carpet, IFE from the dark ages?
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Old Feb 28, 2019, 11:43 am
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Not at all, you always see the worst on here.
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